Press Releases

Oct 19 2017

Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, attended a committee hearing on the oversight of the United States Justice Department with Attorney General Jeff Sessions. During the hearing, Senator Tillis asked Attorney General Sessions about ending Operation Chokepoint and the phase-out of DACA.

Background:In July, Senators Tillis and Crapo wrote a letter to the Justice Department about the predatory practices enacted during the Obama Administration that discourages banks from doing business with a wide-range of legitimate companies. The Senators received a response in August informing them that the Justice Department was committed to ending Operation Chokepoint.